Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-28
HE SLEEPS WE'LL.
Funeral Services of Judge B. B. Ben
edict Yesterday Afternoon.
The Pail Bearers and Societies Par
ticipating-- Kind Words From the
Home Of the Deceased at Rapid
City, ID. It.

The funeral services of the late Judge
B. B. Benedict. of Rapid City. D. T.,
were held from the residence of Mrs Ann
Ginter, 1929 Fifth avenue, at Q o'clock
yesterday afternoon, being under the
auspices of Rock Island and Trio Lodges,
A. F. and A. NJ, st. Paul Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, Buford Post, G. A.
R., and Beardsley Camp, Sons of Veterans,
being also present in bodies. The ser
vices at the house were conducted by
Rev. R. F. Sweet. when the Masons took
charge of the body. The pail bearers all
Masons, three being selected from
each lodge, were as follows:
J. j. Reimers. VIM. Gray. c. P.
Hengstler, Frank Harrington, j. NJ.
Montgomery and E. D. Folsom. Henry
Carse, Worshipful Master of Rock Island
Lodge, No. 65s, acted as master of cere-
monies, and Mr.. cleveland, Of Trio
Lodge, No. 81, Chaplain, There was an
extensive cortege to Chippianock, where
the interment took place.
A TRIBUTE FROM RAPID CITY.
The Rapid City Dakota Territory
| Journal, published a, the judges home,
in speaking Of his death pays this tribute,
which is an indication of his standing
where he was best known:
language seems cold and harsh when
one desires to pay fitting tribute to one
departed, and words are poor means
whereby TO convey or express what the
heart feels, To those who knew tie late
Judge Benedict during his life in Rapid
City, and with whom be mingled full of
life and vigor SO short a time ago, the an
pouncemeDt of his death in yesterday
mornings Journal came as clap OF thun-
der from clear sky, and many read the
news twice before fully comprehending
its shocking reality. Universal express
sions of regret were heard on al hands
yesterday. The proper officers of the or
der here Of which Judge Benedict was a
member at once took the necessary steps
! W tII6uSS lOL LIS anu ~ pay d
tribute to his memory.
Bently B. Benedict Was born at Pom
pey, Onondago county. New York, on
October 10, 1928. OF his childhood and
. early history but little is known here, save
fragments that are authenticated. II is
kaown that his parents moved from New
York to Kentucky, and thence 10 Ohio, in
which state he grew to manhood, and
took up his active work. Judge Benedict
was man of many parts, aud was by
nsture endowed with massive mind.
indomitable will and rugged physique.
! Though not highly educated, and possibly
, lacking IN that polish which learning
brings with it, his clear brain was ready
always to grasp an idea or TO understand
point. His restless, energetic nature
seemed to demand an outlet, and fof this
reason he was always active. In politics
, he figured to some extent, having beer
! once member of the Ohio legislature and
, once member of the Michigan legisla
$ ture He also served his country as 8
i soldier during the late war of the rebel
E lion, having enlisted as private in The
d Forty third Ohio volunteer infantry. The
D date of his enlistment is unknown here
Y but he was mustered out at the close o.
: the war, his discharge bearing date O
July 10, 1865 One incident connected
with his army experience was touching
and was seldom alluded to by him. He wa:
s captured during an engagement, and witt
5 his brother, who was also taken, wa
? plunged into the prison at Andersonvile
d The twain subsequently eluded the guari
: and were escaping when pursuit wa
a made the pursuers being aided by blood
u hounds. Judge Benedict escaped, but hi
. brother was overtaken by the hounds
pulled down and killed. At the close o
the war he went to Michigan. where h
d was engaged in different pursuits, chief,
It in the practice of law. 1t was from
e Michigan he came to Dakota.
Judge Benedict left Burr Oak, Michigan
4 in the winter of 1875 end went to Yank.
!, ton, then the capital of Dakota, and from
" there he came TO the Bllck Hills il com
psnv with J. c. Sherman, arriving i
March, 1876, and settling near Pactols
Since that time be has continuously re
: sided in Pennington county, and in fac
a | 40 iNlIIiNd " as thC VI lUC SOAA
. ty," he having secured its segregatio
, from Lawrence county, and also haviu
d named it. During his residence at Pac
as tola and here he has been engaged i
le mining and the practice of law. Hi
principal mining venture was at Pactol
in connection with Edwin VanCise, no.
. OF Deadwood and judge Mcguire, formerl
! Of this city. He subsequently left Pactol
'e and entered on the practice Of law
5, Rapid City. On June l. 1885, he becam
: associated with W. e Mitchell in the la
il firm Of Mitchell i Benedict, a partnershi
N that has now been broken by death. II
:. has always been prominent in Pennngto
politics, having been one Of the organ
! zers of the present republican party of th
l. county. The voters honored him in 1Ss
= by election 10 the Office of probate iudg
l. and by re- election in 1884 He ws
T. also the candidate of the republican part
lg for that Office al the last election, {
which he was defeated. After the cleo
ton he devoted himself TO the requir,
"a ments OF his law practice, until in Janu
!. airy last, when he Joined Mrs Benedic
l. who was on visit to relatives at hi
1t former home in Rock Island, Illinois. H
a. was there when overtaken by death. {
lie the nature of his mslady nothing has bee
learned here.
Most truly wrote Shakespeare:
le 1.-THE evil which men do lives after them;
a. The good is often inferred with their bones
ce Old Ben, as he has long been known
50 the Black Hills, had his faults, and b
q faults made him enemies, who will kee
alive the essence of bis faults long aft
c. his virtues have been forgotten But
ii the minds Of those men who knew him
n, a miner when the country was new; WI
a have seen him almost daily from the tin
when, to quote his own words. 1.-The shri
whoop of the savage was heard in Il
foothills, until the day of his departu
east; who shared with him all the har
ehinc and nrivatiope and dangers of ii